Episode 183
Kilauea Episode 48 ends after nine hours; Seven Cabins Fire grows to 29,531 acres in New Mexico
The Atlantic hurricane season officially opened June 1 as FEMA reaffirmed readiness and the National Hurricane Center continued to watch a high-probability disturbance in the Eastern Pacific. In New Mexico, the Seven Cabins Fire pushed past 29,000 acres with evacuations in Lincoln County and a Type 1 team transition. Hawaii’s Kīlauea ended Episode 48 of the Halemaʻumaʻu eruption after nine hours of fountaining, leaving the alert level at advisory. President Trump approved a Major Disaster Declaration for Delaware tied to February’s severe winter storm, and the Storm Prediction Center flagged severe thunderstorm risk across the Ozarks, Mid-South, and Central Plains. EM Morning Brief is your concise daily update on national and state-by-state emergency management news. Produced by Sitch Radio, an EOC Voices podcast.
Key Takeaways
• Atlantic hurricane season opens June 1: FEMA states it is prepared, with NHC expecting no Atlantic formation in seven days. Operational focus turns to readiness messaging and posture verification.
• Eastern Pacific watch: A disturbance southwest of Baja California carries a 70 percent 48-hour and 90 percent 7-day formation chance; a second system is expected off Central America later this week.
• NIFC June 1 IMSR: 14 large fires under suppression, two new large fires, 2,825 personnel committed, roughly 2.4 million acres burned year to date.
• Seven Cabins Fire, New Mexico: 29,531 acres in Lincoln County, evacuations north of the Capitan Mountains, command transferred to Southwest Area IMT 2 on June 1.
• Kīlauea Episode 48 ends: Lava fountaining stopped at 1:37 p.m. HST June 1 after nine hours; alert ADVISORY, aviation YELLOW; eruption paused.
• Delaware Major Disaster Declaration: Public Assistance available statewide for the February 22 to 23 severe winter storm in Kent and Sussex counties.
• Severe weather today: Slight Risk across Ozarks/Mid-South and Central Plains; severe wind gust potential in eastern Montana and western North Dakota.
• FEMA deadlines: King County, Washington Individual Assistance applications close June 10; Hawaii Kona Low applications close June 14.
• Alaska volcano status: Great Sitkin remains WATCH/ORANGE with slow summit lava effusion; Mount Spurr remains NORMAL/GREEN.
• New Jersey, Delaney Hall: State plans protected protest zones in Newark; federal staffing posture at Newark Liberty under public dispute.
Sources
FEMA
• FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration for Delaware (June 1, 2026)
• FEMA: As Hurricane Season Begins, FEMA Stands Ready (June 1, 2026)
• FEMA: New Dates and Locations Added for FEMA and SBA In-Person Support (May 28, 2026)
NIFC and InciWeb
• NIFC: Incident Management Situation Report, June 1, 2026
• InciWeb: Incident Information System
NOAA NWS and SPC
• NHC: Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Tropical Weather Outlook
• SPC: Day 1 Convective Outlook
• Climate Prediction Center: Probabilistic Hazards Outlook
USGS
• USGS HVO: Kīlauea Volcano Updates
• 18:32:06+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USGS HVO: Newest Kīlauea volcano notice (June 1, 2026)
• USGS AVO: Great Sitkin volcano page
• USGS AVO: Mount Spurr volcano page
• USGS: Latest Earthquakes map
Alaska
• USGS AVO: Great Sitkin status (ongoing WATCH/ORANGE)
California
• CPUC: Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS)
Delaware
• FEMA: Major Disaster Declaration for Delaware (June 1, 2026)
Hawaii
• 18:32:06+00:00?utm_source=em-morning-brief" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">USGS HVO: Newest Kīlauea volcano notice (June 1, 2026)
• Spectrum News: Kīlauea kicks off 48th episode (June 1, 2026)
Montana
• InciWeb: Mthlf Jericho Creek incident
• SPC: Day 1 Convective Outlook (eastern MT severe wind risk)
New Jersey
• Just Security: Early Edition, June 1, 2026 (Delaney Hall, Newark customs staffing)
New Mexico
• KRQE: Officials provide update on Seven Cabins Fire (May 31 to June 1, 2026)
• NIFC IMSR: June 1, 2026 (Seven Cabins listed under Southwest Area)
Washington
• FEMA: Disaster Recovery Center Locator
• FEMA: 2026 Disasters news index
Travel advisories and public health
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A: ,: Speaker A:The Atlantic hurricane season officially opened June 1st and FEMA reaffirmed its readiness posture as forecasters watch the basin and a more active eastern Pacific.
Speaker A:The National Hurricane center expects no Atlantic tropical formation in the next seven days, but a low pressure area southwest of the southern Baja California Peninsula carries a 70% chance of development within 48 hours and 90% through seven days, with a tropical depression possible as early as today.
Speaker A:A second area of low pressure is likely to form off Central America and southern Mexico later this week.
Speaker A:Wildfire activity remains the dominant operational story in the Southwest.
Speaker A:The National Interagency Coordination Center's June 1 Incident Management Situation Report lists 14 large fires under suppression, two new large fires, 2,825 personnel committed and roughly 2.4 million acres burned year to date.
Speaker A:New Mexico's Seven Cabins Fire in Lincoln county grew to 29,531 acres on June 1, with structures threatened.
Speaker A:Evacuations in place north of the Capitan mountains and a Type 1 Incident Management Team transition SU Team 1 to SU Team 2 effective June 1.
Speaker A:Hawaii's Kilauea Volcano completed episode 48 of the ongoing Halemaumau eruption with lava fountaining ending abruptly at 1:37pm on June 1 after nine hours of activity that produced fountains up to 650ft and a plume to about 25,000ft.
Speaker A:The alert level remains advisory and and Aviation Code Yellow on the federal action side.
Speaker A:President Trump approved a major disaster declaration for Delaware on June 1, opening public assistance funding for the February 22 to 23 severe winter storm in Kent and Sussex counties.
Speaker A:The Storm Prediction center placed a slight risk for severe thunderstorms over parts of the Ozarks and mid south and a separate area across the Central Plains for today with strongly forced convection capable of severe wind gusts in eastern Montana and western North Dakota.
Speaker A:FEMA also flagged two recovery application deadlines in the coming weeks.
Speaker A:King County, Washington flood survivors must apply by June 10 and Hawaii Kona Lo flood survivors must apply by June 14.
Speaker A:Let's run through the States.
Speaker A:The Alaska Volcano Observatory continues to track Great Sitkin at volcano alert level.
Speaker A:Watch and aviation Color Code Orange with slow lava effusion inside the Summit Crater, minor seismicity and slightly elevated surface temperatures observed over the past day.
Speaker A: rest signals declined through: Speaker A:Cal Fire and the investor owned utilities are in elevated readiness as Northern California's June through August outlook trends above normal for wildfire activity.
Speaker A:No new public safety power shutoff events are posted for the next 24 hours, but PGE and SCE are messaging customers to prepare as fuels dry and offshore wind patterns approach.
Speaker A:Delaware Federal disaster assistance is now available statewide following the President's June 1st major disaster declaration for the February severe winter storm.
Speaker A:Public assistance funding will flow on a cost share basis to the state, eligible local governments and certain non profits in Kent and Sussex counties.
Speaker A:Abigail Eichhorn is the federal coordinating officer for the recovery.
Speaker A:Hawaii Kilauea's Halemaumamau episode 48 ended at 1.37pm HST on June 1, marking the most fountaining episodes in any single Kilauea eruptive sequence on record.
Speaker A:Tephra fell within the closed area of Hawaii Volcanoes national park with sparse reticulite up to 1 inch reported at the Uecahuna overlook and on Highway 11 west of Namakanapaio Campground.
Speaker A:The eruption is paused.
Speaker A:Alert Level Advisory Aviation Yellow FEMA's Disaster Recovery center activity continues for March's Kona Lo flooding, with the assistance application Deadline set for June 14th.
Speaker A:Montana the Jericho Creek fire on the Helena Lewis and Clark national forest approximately 16 miles southwest of Helena remains around 2,068 acres.
Speaker A:Strongly forced convection across eastern Montana today carries the risk of severe wind gusts, per the Storm Prediction Center.
Speaker A:Agencies are urging awareness for ongoing fire suppression activities.
Speaker A:New Jersey Governor Mickey Sherrill announced plans on June 1 to establish protected protest zones around the Delaney hall immigration detention facility in Newark amid sustained demonstrations, the Department of Homeland Security signaled it may reassign customs staff from Newark Liberty International Airport to support the federal posture at the facility, a move the state has publicly opposed, citing operational impacts ahead of FIFA World cup arrivals.
Speaker A:NEW Mexico the Seven Cabins fire in the Capitan Mountains of Lincoln county reached 29,531 acres on June 1 after wind driven growth with backing creeping and smoldering fire behavior in rugged terrain.
Speaker A:Evacuations remain in effect north of the Capitan Mountains.
Speaker A:A livestock evacuation shelter operates at the Lincoln County Pageant grounds.
Speaker A:Command transferred to Southwest Area incident management team 2 on June 1 and fire managers expect continued growth to the Northeast.
Speaker A: nty survivors of the December: Speaker A:The county disaster Recovery center continues operations through that date.
Speaker A:All other states and territories have no significant updates in the last 24 hours that wraps today's EM Morning Brief.
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